Tvedt Surname

146,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Tvedt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tvedt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2,1361:2,407209
United States8211:441,48537,938
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Scotland61:892,30328,047
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Tvedt (10) may also be a first name.

Tvedt Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tvedt Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Tvedt is held by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tvedt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tvedt? popularity and diffusion

It is the 146,026th most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,398,797 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Tvedt reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring given name world-wide It is held by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Norway, where it is borne by 2,136 people, or 1 in 2,407. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Western Norway, where 68 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 24 percent live and Southern Norway, where 5 percent live. Besides Norway this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Denmark, where 1 percent live.

Tvedt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tvedt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tvedt last name grew 4,561 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tvedt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tvedt last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tvedt earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.2% more than the national average, earning 374,456 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.64% more than the national average, earning $48,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.18% less than the national average, earning $32,699 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tvedte91120/
Thvedt9195/
Tveidt9189/
Tviedt910/
Tved89192/
Tvet896/
Håtvedt836/
Tveit805,034/
Tvete80380/
Tviet80102/
Tve7514/
Tveite73340/
Tveitå7318/
Tvethe7314/
Tveitt739/
Tveith734/
Tveett730/
Tver67519/
Tbet67189/
Håtveit6780/
Thve676/
Htve673/
Tvez672/
Tves672/
Tvetova672/
Tvit672/
Tvjt671/
Tvei671/
Tvee671/
Tvey671/
Tveh671/
Tveu671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tvedt
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